# New Jersey Transit bus garages

New Jersey Transit bus garages known as (NJT bus garages) is about the 18 depots of New Jersey Transit. It talks about the history behind the NJT bus garages in the Northern, Central & Southern Divisions.

## Description

Each garage has their assigned routes. Most routes are split with other garages, depending on where they operate. Each garage also have their assigned bus fleet. All garages have their official depot sticker, which they put it on their buses to see what bus is assigned to which garage.

### Northern Division

In addition of the 6 NJT depots in the Northern Division, NJT also owns three lots to store buses on layover going into Port Authority Bus Terminal.

## New Jersey Transit Fairview Garage

Fairview is one of the 18 depots of New Jersey Transit that is located in Fairview, New Jersey. This garage mainly handles routes in North Bergen, Fort Lee, Ridgefield, and Edgewater going into New York.
Address: 16 Market Street, Paterson, NJ 07501

### History

On March 14, 2024, the garage was broken into with someone having the name same as the NJ Transit CEO Kevin Corbett. The suspect was caught stealing NJT uniforms from the garage and started a small fire on one of its buses.

### Bus Routes

128 (split - Howell, Meadowlands) 153 154 156 (split - Meadowlands, Market Street) 158(split - Market Street) 159 (split - Meadowlands, Market Street)

### Fleet

| Fleet Numbers | Build Date | Manufacturer | Model | Total |
| 5204, 5207, 5212–5213, 5215, 5218, 5220, 5224, 5226, 5228, 5233, 5235, 5238–5240, 5280-5282 | 2008 | NABI | 416.15 Suburban | 18 |
| 6201 | 2012 | NABI | 416.15 | 1 |
| 6467, 6502, 6504–6506, 6508, 6510, 6512–6514, 6518–6519, 6521–6523, 6525, 6531, 6535, 6538 | 2013 | NABI | 416.15 | 19 |
| 6539–6543, 6545-6546 | 2013 | NABI | 416.15 | 7 |
| 20853-20884 | 2020 | NFI | XD60 | 32 |
| 24001-24028 | 2024 | NFI | XD60 | 28 |
| Depot Summary | | | | 105 |

## New Jersey Transit Market Street Garage

Market Street is one of the 18 depots of New Jersey Transit that is located in Paterson, New Jersey. It mainly handles routes in the Paterson area.
Address: 16 Market Street, Paterson, NJ 07501

### History

This garage was built in 1903 as a trolley barn and it's the oldest NJ Transit operating garage since its doors opened in 1903. It is now part of the Great Falls Historic District. It was also in renovation in 2021–2023.

### Bus Routes

72 74 158 (split - Fairview) 159 (split - Fairview, Meadowlands) 171 175 178 182 186 703 704 712 770

### Fleet

| Fleet Numbers | Build Date | Manufacturer | Model | Total |
| 5369–5374, 5376–5387, 5431 | 2008 | NABI | 416.15 Suburban | 19 |
| 5432-5440 | 2008 | NABI | 416.15 Suburban | 9 |
| 5441-5450 | 2009 | NABI | 416.15 Suburban | 10 |
| 5659-5698 | 2010 | NABI | 416.15 | 40 |
| 6202, 6237-6250 | 2012 | NABI | 416.15 | 15 |
| 6251-6263 | 2012 | NABI | 416.15 | 14 |
| 6468, 6475, 6480, 6486 | 2013 | NABI | 416.15 | 4 |
| Depot Summary | | | | 111 |

## New Jersey Transit Meadowlands Garage

Meadowlands is one of the 18 depots of New Jersey Transit that is located in North Bergen, New Jersey. It mainly handles routes in the Meadowlands, Hoboken, Union City, Secaucus and East Rutherford area.
Address: 2600 Penhorn Avenue, North Bergen, NJ 07047

### History

This garage was built and opened in 1993 which replaced the old Union City garage. It operates 32 bus routes in Hudson County. It is located adjacent to the North Bergen P+R under the Lincoln Tunnel Approach, with service to the Port Authority Bus Terminal on bus route 320. Built in 1993, it slated for expansion and retrofitting to handle longer articulated buses and electric buses. Initial construction of an outdoor charging facility with a canopy and pantographs will provide charging equipment for 67 buses by 2028 but will include the infrastructure to expand the site to accommodate 130 buses.

### Bus Routes

10 (split - Greenville, Kearny Point) 22 23 82 83 84 85 86 88 89 119 (split - Greenville, Kearny Point) 121 122 (split - Wayne) 123 124 125 126 (split - Greenville, Hilton, Howell, Ironbound) 127 128 (split - Fairview, Howell) 129 155 (split - Westwood) 156 (split - Fairview, Howell, Market Street) 159 (split - Fairview, Market Street) 166 (split - Oradell) 167 (split - Westwood) 177 (split - Westwood) 181 188 190 (split - Wayne) 319 (split - Egg Harbor, Howell) 320 321 329

### Fleet

NJT garage fleets fluctuate often. Therefore, it is impossible to always provide an up-to-date list of buses assigned to the garage, and the table is not always guaranteed to be correct.
Last updated: 12/5/2024
| Fleet Numbers | Build Date | Manufacturer | Model | Total |
| 5279, 5286–5288, 5292, 5296, 5300–5302, 5307-5308 | 2008 | NABI | 416.15 Suburban | 11 |
| 5778, 5793–5795, 5797–5798, 5801–5804, 5807–5811, 5852–5870, 5872–5906, 5922 | 2011 | NABI | 416.15 | 70 |
| 6042, 6044–6047, 6049, 6203-6204 | 2012 | NABI | 416.15 | 8 |
| 6463, 6470–6472, 6476, 6481, 6488, 6500–6501, 6503, 6507, 6520, 6524, 6530, 6536-6537 | 2013 | NABI | 416.15 | 16 |
| 18069, 18086, 18092, 18097–18103, 18105–18107, 18119 | 2018 | MCI | D4500CT | 14 |
| 19124-19125 | 2019 | MCI | D4500CT | 2 |
| 20885-20910 | 2020 | NFI | XD60 | 26 |
| 21094–21190, 21290, 21292, 21294 | 2021 | MCI | D4500CT | 100 |
| 22055-22059 | 2022 | MCI | D4500CT | 5 |
| Depot Summary | | | | 252 |